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- Sep 25, 2026
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What the SBC's new survey on worship leaders says and doesn't say (opens the original)
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The Southern Baptist Convention released a large-scale study on worship leaders in SBC churches last week, and while the results may be alarming, they should not be surprising. Anyone who’s been paying attention for the last four decades should recognize the coming shortage of worship leaders. After all, the very definition of what it means to be a worship leader has been shifting dramatically. I know this because in my former life I was caught in the transition. In the independent Baptist world
How much privacy should you expect at church? (opens the original)
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Imagine a world where high-control pastors could monitor the movements of every staff member, church member or visitor using the power of artificial intelligence. This is the sacralized dystopia being created at Lakepointe Church in Rockwall, Texas. Of course, the leaders of Lakepointe would suggest they’re creating a utopia. With Pastor Josh Howerton signing a new podcast deal with The Blaze, he uses the name “Live Free” and warns against authoritarian governments who use mass surveillance. In
What’s so upsetting to evangelicals about Kristin Du Mez? (opens the original)
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“Do you know where we are?” I asked my 16-year-old son as we turned onto the main road that goes near my parents’ house. “No,” he replied. “My awareness of the city is like disconnected bubbles. Gramma’s neighborhood is one bubble. School is another. Home or the store are other bubbles. When I’m in each bubble, I know where I’m at. But once we leave the bubble, I have no idea how to get to the next bubble or how they’re connected.” It struck me in that moment how similar this experience is to th
Reflections on Death of the Pastor's Wife (opens the original)
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The morning after receiving word that his wife, Mica, had died by a gunshot wound to the head, pastor John-Paul Miller declared with excitement to his congregation, “I wrote a new parody for you all today!” Cheers erupted as Miller announced that his “best friend” Mark Kaufman was going to sing it after 25 years of Miller begging him to take the mic. Although Kaufman’s role in the Netflix series Death of the Pastor’s Wife tends to stay in the background, he occasionally pops up as Miller’s right
Christian Crusaders create chaos in Minneapolis (opens the original)
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Two vehicles of Christian crusaders led by January 6 insurrectionist Jake Lang swerved “unexpectedly and abruptly” through police barriers onto the sidewalk outside Minneapolis City Hall on Saturday, according to Minnesota Police Chief Bill Peterson. “Both vehicles drove onto the sidewalk in front of City Hall toward a crowd of people gathered there,” MPD announced on social media. According to an MPD bulletin, “MPD had been aware of the planned demonstration for several weeks and developed a ro
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